Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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Election year! In this exciting election year of 1956, the senior government class sponsored an election cam- paign. Excitement ran high as the two major parties put up their post- ers, vieing with each other in size and color. The Republicans were hosts at a political meet out at Mary Keith's home, where Sen- ator Hickenlooper, pictured above, gave a speech. The whole school attended, and we enjoyed the holiday as well as meeting the senator. After much friendly ribbing among the students and teachers about party affiliations the campaign ended in an election using ballots obtained from Algona, in which all high school students took part, the counting of the ballots, and the posting of the results on the board. The Republicans won, but by a much smaller margin than was ex- hibited in the national election. Eisenhower Nixon 43 Stevenson Kefauver 39

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Glass W,ll We, the inmates of cell nineteen hundred and fifty-seven of the Burt Community School (otherwise known as the Burt Reformatory for ingenius juveniles), Town of Burt, County of Kossuth, in the state of frustration, executing the final plan for escape, do make, publish, and declare this sentence in the manner and form as follows: First, to Superintendent Castor, we leave all the noise of hammers, saws, and banging on pipes. May he lie down to pleasant dreams in his chambers in the silent halls of Burt High. Second, to Mr. Culbertson, we leave the unlimited steps we trod each day. May he acquire the slender waistlines the seniors developed during the wild dashes between bells. Third, to Miss Baars, we leave all of our unused governors set at 30 m.p.h. for her new Chevy that she may be late to school at least once a day. Fourth, to Mr. Ihnen, we leave all the tacks we never put on his chair. May this aid him in repairing his mistake-making typewriters. Fifth, to Mrs. Pettersen, we leave complete custody of the magazine rack. May she guard and protect the contents with undying faithfulness as long as the magazines reach Burt High. Sixth, to Mr. Vanderhoff, we leave the empty paint cans from the mountain scene of last year's banquet. May he find them useful when painting fences, garage doors, or bird baths. ■Seventh, to Mr. Lockhart, we leave our fishy stories and ailing jokes. May his next audience swallow them hook, line, and sinker. Eighth, to Miss Fortna, we leave the wild theories as to the theme of the banquet. May she use them as a great inspiration in planning future affairs; such as, a honey- moon in Africa, April in Paris, or Winter in Switzerland. Ninth, to Swede Batt, we leave the unrepaired water fountains. May he look for- ward to his refreshing shower each morning as the seniors often did. Tenth, to Madonna Vogel, we leave our carbon copy receipts. Mav she make room for them all in the office safe by emptying its present contents into our pockets. Each graduate doth also wish to bequeath a portion of his individualism to the in- mates of the coming senior class: I, Mary Keith, do will and bequeath the trouble I have had catching the bus every morning to David Stewart. May this help him develop strong leg muscles for chasing a certain sophomore girl. I, Karen Lavrenz, do will and bequeath my incomparable ability to get myself into embarrassing situations to Delores Ackerman. May she use this very efficient asset in future relationships. I, Marlene Black, do will and bequeath my ability to write long interesting letters about the night before to Karen Bernau. May this aid her in the tedious task of theme writing during her senior year. I, Duane Dittmer, do will and bequeath my long hours and worn out lip from practic- ing---my horn, of course, to Roberta Hamilton. May she attain an excellance in technique. I, Dick Kissner, do will and bequeath all of the beautiful Christmas decorations along with all the pleasure and enjoyment of putting and keeping them up to Eugene Heerdt. May he break the monotony of each day around Christmas by running up and down the step ladder. I, Norman Mitchell, uo will and bequeath my whole wardrobe of sport clothes in- cluding all of my fancy pants to Jonn Smiut. May he wear them on dates and acquire the success witn them that I did. I, Alice Thompson, do will and bequeath all of my peaceful, relaxing hours at home watching television and doing my school work to Gary Nauman. May he attain a straight A average during his senior year. 20